Private foundation (trust)EIN 611166955Est. 1990-02

THE GINKGO FUND

LOUISVILLE, KY 40207

Total Assets

$63.5M

FY 2024

Annual Giving

$1.8M

FY 2024

Grants Made

19

FY 2024

Avg Grant

$95K

FY 2024

Grant Range

$8K–$400K

Typical

Deadlines

Applications

Financial Snapshot

2024 filing

Total Revenue

$1.9M

Total Expenses

$2.0M

Qualifying Distributions

$1.9M

Distributable Amount

$3.0M

Min. Investment Return

$3.0M

Undistributed Income

$2.6M

Payout rate 65%Arc chart showing what share of IRS distributable amount was paid out as qualifying distributions in the latest filing.65%

Payout rate

Qualifying distributions as a share of distributable amount.

Grant Range

19 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $8K through median $50K to maximum $400K, shown on a logarithmic scale.

Logarithmic scale — typical grant portfolios span orders of magnitude, so distances are proportional to multiplicative change, not dollar gaps.

Giving Over Time

4 years

Giving over time from 2020 to 2024. Peak $2.1M in 2020. Hover bars for details.

Total dollars recorded per filing year. Scale adjusts to the foundation's range.

Top Recipients

92 grants

CALTECH
$1.3M
4 grants
FCNL EDUCATION FUND
$1M
4 grants
FRIENDS PUBLISHING CORPORATION
$360K
4 grants
HOME OF THE INNOCENTS
$350K
4 grants
LINCOLN FOUNDATION
$300K
4 grants
UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE FOUNDATION INC
$300K
1 grant
UNION OF CONCERNED SCIENTISTS
$270K
4 grants
NATIONAL PHILANTHROPIC TRUST
$260K
1 grant

Grant Size Distribution

92 grants

<$10K
18
grants
$10–50K
42
grants
$50–250K
28
grants
$250K–1M
4
grants
$1–5M
$5M+

Geographic Focus

8 states

Kentucky
$2.6M
36% of total
California
$1.4M
20% of total
District of Columbia
$1.1M
16% of total
Pennsylvania
$780K
11% of total
Rhode Island
$450K
6% of total
Massachusetts
$350K
5% of total
New York
$250K
4% of total
Arizona
$150K
2% of total

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